Islam Makhachev is taken into account by most, besides UFC CEO Dana White, because the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter on the planet. But, regardless of his accolades and reward, Arman Tsarukyan finds Makhachev to be a bit overrated.
That’s proper, Tsarukyan (22-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who challenges Makhachev (26-1 MMA, 15-1 UFC) for his UFC light-weight title in the primary occasion of UFC 311 in January, thinks the general public has made Makhachev greater than what he’s.
“He’s not that good like folks assume,” Tsarukyan advised ESPN in a current interview. Folks assume he’s unbeatable, like loopy wrestling, however like I took him down after I was 22 years outdated.”
Makhachev and Tsarukyan fought again in April 2019. It was Tsarukyan’s UFC debut, which he took on brief discover. The struggle ended up going all quarter-hour, with Tsarukyan developing brief in a unanimous resolution, however placing on an admirable effort.
Given the character of their first meet, Tsarukyan is assured he’s the one man at 155 kilos geared up to beat Makhachev.
“Initially, I understand how to wrestle very nicely,” Tsarukyan stated. “Second, I’m younger and hungry. I’ve by no means had the belt, so it drives me very nicely. I’ve a variety of power for the trainings and I imagine I’m the man who’s going to beat him. However an important factor is that I’m very hungry. I need that belt a lot. It’s a dream. After I bought within the UFC, I used to be fascinated with that. I’ve been fascinated with it for 5 years.
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